Overview
- The Association Antoine Alléno, working with Paris city hall, intentionally projected “2036” at 23:30 with road‑safety messages to tie the celebrations to the new offence.
- The “2036” reference invoked the law’s maximum 10‑year prison term adopted in July 2025 for fatal driving under aggravating factors such as alcohol or drugs.
- Roughly 10,000 police and gendarmes were mobilized in Paris and about 90,000 nationwide as hundreds of thousands gathered on the Champs‑Élysées for fireworks.
- The Interior Ministry’s final national tally lists 505 arrests, 403 police‑custody placements and 1,173 vehicles burned, with notable incidents in cities including Strasbourg.
- In Paris, the prosecutor’s office reported 125 people in custody and no vehicle fires, as ministers pressed for firm prosecutions, including prison terms for violence against police.